Now is the time: What's new with Wear
summary
Major platform update claims apps start up 30% faster and smoother animations while Samsung collaboration brings phone-matching UI and watch face tooling. New developer tech includes Tiles API in alpha, Kotlin-first Jetpack APIs for watch faces and complications, an Ongoing Activity API in alpha for quick app switching, and a health services platform alpha that centralizes sensors and metrics. Key app features: YouTube Music and Spotify support offline playback without a phone, Google Pay expands to 26 more countries and transit in 200+ metros, and the emulator adds a virtual heart rate sensor.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 0:57Task switching
- 3:51Google
- 4:43Watch faces, made easy
- 5:13Performance boost
- 11:34App templates
- 12:06Better discovery and distribution
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